Courtesy Bowdoin Sports Information

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Williams College women's swimming and diving team extended their lead, winning six of eight events on Saturday at Day Two of the 2009 NESCAC Championship hosted by Bowdoin College. The Ephs boast a team total of 1313.5 to lead second-place Amherst (1047.5) by 266 points. Tufts University stands in third place overall with 819.5 points.

Williams set four meet records on Saturday, as Erin Altenburger earned a pair of wins, taking first in the 1000 yard freestyle, breaking the meet and Greason Pool record in a time of 10:07.85, before posting a victory in the 100 backstroke in 57.11. Amanda Nicholson claimed the 400 individual medley in 4:20.59, breaking her own record set a year ago.

The Ephs also won the 200 medley relay in meet record time, posting a pace of 1:45.58. Rookie Logan Todhunter set a new NESCAC record in the 100 butterfly prelims and followed it up with her second win in as many days, earning the championship final victory in 55.27. Courney Asher rounded out the Williams winners by taking the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.36.

Amherst picked up wins in the other two events as Kendra Stern captured the 200 freestyle in 1:50.20. Stern helped the Jeffs win the final race of the evening, teaming with Becca Thompson, Alex Lee and Meaghan Stern to win the 800 freestyle relay in a pool-record time of 7:31.93.